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Specifications
- Sq. Ft.: 592
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
Floor Plan
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Two bedrooms share a central bath and a stacked laundry closet. An open kitchen and dining area flow into the living room, with a covered porch accessed through a sliding glass door.
Cedar Shingle Cottage With a Covered Porch Built for Sitting
Warm cedar shingles wrap the exterior, paired with white trim that keeps things crisp. The covered porch fits two chairs and a small table comfortably. French doors open directly into the main living space.
Cottage Living Room Built for Kicking Back
Paired white armchairs face a wall-mounted TV above a white console with drawers, and the tan sofa in the foreground pulls the seating into a proper conversation circle. Hardwood floors run throughout, and sage-green walls keep the light from feeling flat. The glass-panel door leads straight outside, which makes the room feel less closed off than it is.
White Shaker Cabinets and Granite Counters Keep This Cottage Kitchen Honest
Stainless steel appliances anchor the right wall, with an electric range tucked between the fridge and base cabinets. White shaker doors and granite counters do the heavy lifting here.
Material Matters: White shaker cabinets have staying power because their flat recessed panels don’t collect grease the way raised-profile doors do. A quick wipe keeps them looking sharp without much effort. That practicality is a big reason they’ve outlasted dozens of kitchen trends.
Cézanne Print and French Doors Give This Cottage Dining Room Real Character
French doors flood the space with natural light while a framed Cézanne still life anchors the wall above. White ladder-back chairs with brown cushioned seats pull up to a simple rectangular table. Hardwood floors tie it together.
Why That Painting Works Here
Cézanne’s still lifes have appeared on dining room walls for over a century, and for good reason. The muted ochres and greens in his fruit compositions pull from natural tones already present in wood floors and green-tinged walls, so the piece doesn’t compete with the room. It’s art that earns its spot without demanding attention.
Rust-Toned Bedding and Natural Wood Furniture Give This Cottage Bedroom Grounded Appeal
Light maple furniture keeps the room from feeling heavy, and the dresser-and-mirror combo against the sage wall does a lot of work in a compact space. That rust floral bedding is bold without being loud. Outside the double-hung window, open grass and birch trees.
Quick Fix: Placing a dresser on the wall opposite the bed rather than beside it frees up floor space along the walking path, which matters most in smaller bedrooms. If wall space is limited, a mirror mounted directly above the dresser also bounces light from a nearby window without adding another fixture.
Caramel Loveseat and Hardwood Floors Do the Heavy Lifting in This Compact Living Space
Hardwood floors run the full length of the open plan, tying the kitchen into the living area without a visual break. The loveseat fits the footprint without crowding it.
Hardwood floors run the full length of the open plan, tying kitchen into living area without a visual break.
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The exterior rendering shows cedar shingle siding with white trim and a compact footprint. Below it, the floor plan reveals two bedrooms, an open kitchen and dining area, a shared bath with a stacked washer/dryer, and a covered porch accessed by a sliding glass door.
Worth Knowing: Stacked washer/dryer units are worth planning around early. They need a dedicated 240-volt outlet and enough vertical clearance for the dryer door to swing open fully, which some tight utility closets don’t actually provide. Roughing in that outlet during framing costs far less than retrofitting it later.
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